Once a Week Comprehension Book 1 Answers · Once a Week Comprehension Book 1 Answers Test 7 . A 1 The story says that the two men lived in the same village as each other. 2 They were
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Once a Week Comprehension Book 1 Answers
Once a Week Comprehension Book 1 Answers
Test 1
A 1 c – a tin spoon
2 We are told that the twenty four soldiers were all brothers.
3 They wore red and blue uniforms.
4 The little boy said, “Tin soldiers!”
5 c – very happy indeed
6 He was given the soldiers because it was his birthday.
7 The soldier had one leg missing.
8 There wasn’t enough tin to make his second leg.
9 The soldiers ‘resembled each other to a hair.’
10 a – stood upright
11 c - in a box
B 1 Tom was slow at his work, but Jim was quick. (or fast)
2 This book is cheap, but that one is expensive. (or dear)
3 Ann is tall and Jane is short.
4 Is your answer right or wrong?
C 1 Where do you live?
2 Dad needs an axe, a saw and a hammer.
3 Do peas, beans and carrots make a tasty meal?
4 Can we buy ice lollies and lemonade at the fair?
A 1 The brothers were called Schwarz, Hans and Gluck.
2 They owned a little valley.
3 a – farmers
4 The two elder brothers, Schwarz and Hans, were ugly and cruel.
5 The brothers killed the birds and animals because they didn’t pay for what they ate.
6 They killed the blackbirds by shooting them.
7 They killed the crickets by poisoning them.
8 b – nothing at all
9 Gluck was good looking and he was kind to all living things.
B 1 At last the prince cut his way through the thorny hedge and entered the garden. There were trim green lawns and beautiful flowers were growing in the beds. A fountain was playing and its waters sparkled in the sunlight.
2 The pumpkin became a coach when the Good Fairy waved her wand.
3 The horses had once been six white mice.
4 c – begin to play music
5 b - No one knew who Cinderella was.
d – The staircase was a stone one.
e – The Prince asked Cinderella to dance with him.
6 a - damsel b – hearth c – onlookers
B 1 Jack climbed the tall tree.
2 Peter scored the only goal.
3 Mother let me take it. or Let me take it Mother.
4 The man came from outer space.
C The rocket was now near to the moon. Nothing could be seen but craters. There was no sign of life. The men gazed through the thick glass and wondered what would happen next.
2 The woodman’s axe slipped from his hand into the water and sank.
3 b – the river fairy
4 She brought it up after the third dive.
5 He was rewarded with the golden and silver axes in addition to his own.
6 b – she wanted to know how honest the man was
7 honest, poor, truthful, straightforward
B 1 The captain fought like a lion.
2 The thief behaved like a fox.
3 He went to school like a tortoise.
4 She went out like a lamb.
C 1 The howling or moaning of the wind and the roaring or crashing of the torrent were louder than the patter or thudding of the feet. Nobody heard the twanging of the bow, or the whistling of the arrow.
N.B. There are many other sound words that could be used. Accept any that make sense!
D 1 waving plume comfortable seat major road hoarse voice
4 The signal for beginning the competition was the hoisting of the flag.
5 a Mike hauled up a bunch of seaweed.
b It might have been a plaice or a dab.
6 c – was very disappointed
7 b – laid in heaps on the pier
8 b – hurrying to get on with the fishing
B 1 You would expect to find paintings or works of art in a gallery.
2 Young plants are usually grown in a greenhouse.
3 A coastguard keeps watch over coastal waters to prevent smuggling and to help keep people safe.
4 A game of tennis would be played on a tennis court.
C 1 Hans was Dutch.
2 He was an orphan.
3 He was often hungry and thirsty.
4 He was friendless or lonely.
D 1 c - it is such a nice dinner that I can hardly wait to begin
2 b – you will get into trouble over something
3 c - Jane is sorry for what she has done.
E 1 Mary liked reading Black Beauty, a book she had borrowed from the library. It was the story of a horse who had several masters, some good and some bad. The horse slept in many different stables as time went on.
2 blue sky, yellow catkins, green banks, purple violets
3 a The bee is humming.
b The lark is soaring.
c The gnats are on the wing.
4 We can tell because the sky was blue and sunny.
5 Primroses are yellow and when they are fully open, their flowers look like stars.
6 b – There were many leaves, in bunches.
e – There were violets of two colours.
f – The violets were half hidden.
g – The lark was flying high in the sky.
B The crash or tinkling of broken glass followed the whistling of the bullet as the rifle cracked. The soldiers were awakened by the call or blare of the bugle.
N.B. There are many other sound words that could be used. Accept any that make sense!
C 1 tiny elf snow-capped mountain feathered bird wriggling eel
2 dainty sprite fierce bull barking dog sugary tea
D 1 A miss is as good as a mile.
2 Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
3 Look before you leap.
4 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
E 1 This is the cap that is torn.
2 I am the boy whom you saw.
3 She is the teacher whose laptop computer has been stolen.
2 b – They were dressed in different kinds of clothes.
3 She had to choose just one doll from the collection.
4 a – on the doll’s body
5 a – on the doll’s feet
6 Japan - kimono Wales – black hat Scotland – kilt
Fiji – grass skirt England – school uniform
North America – moccasins
7 The Native American doll wore a coloured blanket.
8 I think Jane chose the Scottish doll because she liked the tartan kilt. (There will be many different answers to this question!)
B 1 The mice hid on the shelves.
2 The drivers drove the cars very fast.
3 The sheep fed on the hillsides.
4 The guns fired the shells.
C teaspoon seagull watermill kneecap
D 1 Sugar is sweet
2 Lead is heavy
3 Vinegar is sour
4 Gold is precious
5 Cork is light
6 Iron is hard
E It was an exciting book, all about Alice falling down a rabbit-hole, and of the strange things that happened in her wanderings underground. Before she awoke from her dream she met many animals who spoke like humans.
2 We can tell because the passage says ‘they kept in perfect step’.
3 a – going to camp
4 b – by road, in lorries
5 We know this because the bugles were blaring and the drums were beating.
6 c – They were pulled along in a cart.
7 They were going to be away for a fortnight (or for fourteen days).
8 a – flour, tea, sugar b – lemonade, ginger-beer, water (and tea)
c – hats d – pails, poles
B 2 The pilot climbed into the cockpit of the aeroplane.
1 The plane circled over the city.
3 Parcels of food were dropped to the starving people.
C 1 A plumber mends broken pipes.
2 A thief steals things that belong to other people
3 A tailor makes and repairs clothing.
4 A jockey rides a horse in a race
D 1 You are very kind, but Mary is unkind.
2 This way is direct, but that way is indirect.
3 Peter will behave, but Paul will misbehave.
4 Jill is polite, but Linda is impolite.
E As the sun disappeared behind the hills, Robin Hood and his band appeared. The prisoners hoped they would soon be released (or freed), so that they might return immediately to their homes.
2 The octopus was also called ‘Old Killer’ and ‘King of the Reef’.
3 They heard that the giant octopus had come out of its cave and was moving along the reef.
4 Most of them crawled, swam, or scuttled away to find shelter.
5 The small fish hid in cracks and crevices.
6 The shrimps and prawns darted here and there in panic.
7 The great eel decided to fight the octopus, defeat him and then take over his crown.
8 He had won his battles by charging at the other fish in swift rushes and using his strong jaws to bite them.
9 The octopus was especially dangerous because it had eight long arms, each with dozens of suckers that could grip the enemy and pull it into its parrot- like beak.
10 c – he wanted to become King of the Reef
11 c – a great ledge of rocks under the sea
B 1 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
2 Where there’s a will there’s a way.
3 More haste, less speed.
4 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
C 1 trees
2 vehicles
3 instruments
4 royalty
D 1 Mary finished reading Treasure Island.
2 She took the book to London with her.
3 She lent it to Jane and received Billy Bunter instead.